Brain freeze

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Brain Freeze

Brain freeze, also known as Ice cream headache or Cold-stimulus headache (== Template:IPA ==

The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.

Etymology

The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.

Related Terms

  • Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
  • Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
  • Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
  • Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.

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Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski), is a short-term headache typically linked to the rapid consumption of cold beverages or foods such as ice cream.

Etymology

The term "brain freeze" is derived from the sensations of sudden cold and possible temporary pain associated with it. The medical term for this condition, "sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia", originates from the Sphenopalatine ganglion, a group of nerves located behind the nose and responsible for the phenomenon.

Description

A brain freeze occurs when something extremely cold touches the upper palate (roof of the mouth). It typically happens when the weather is very hot, and the individual consumes something cold too quickly. The sudden change in temperature of the tissue stimulates nerves to cause rapid dilation and swelling of blood vessels, a type of vascular headache.

Related Terms

  • Headache: A condition of pain in the head; sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache.
  • Migraine: A type of headache characterized by recurrent headaches that are moderate to severe.
  • Sphenopalatine ganglion: A group of nerves linked to the phenomenon of brain freeze.
  • Vascular headache: A group of conditions that involve the dilation or swelling of blood vessels causing the headache.

Prevention and Treatment

To prevent brain freeze, the best method is to consume cold food and drinks slowly. If a brain freeze occurs, pressing the tongue against the roof of the mouth can help warm the area and reduce the pain. Drinking warm water can also have the same effect.

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